Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.2%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Briarvs Volibear

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Briar wins with a 54.2% win rate (+8.4%) over Volibear based on 83 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Briar vs Volibear matchup.

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Briar Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Briar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Briar - 54.2% win rate in this matchup
Briar
54.2% WR
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Volibear vs Briar matchup - 45.8% win rate
Volibear
45.8% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Volibear Matchup?

Briar wins the Briar vs Volibear matchup
Winner
Briar
Matches: 83
54.2%
Win Rate
45.8%
1.0
CS / min
1.3
800
DMG / min
649
12,829
Gold / game
11,860
943
Heal / min
428
991
DMG Mitigated / min
1,372
1.0
CC / min
1.0
51.2%
Early Game WR
48.8%
57.5%
Late Game WR
42.5%

Briar vs Volibear Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 83 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 54.2% win rate compared to Volibear's 45.8%, giving Briar a 8.4 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Volibear players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Volibear leads by 0.3 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar players can confidently pick into Volibear and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Volibear away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Briar vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Volibear in League of Legends

Briar is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
1.0Briar
1.3Volibear
Briar and Volibear farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
800Briar
649Volibear
Briar heavily out-damages Volibear by 151 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Volibear should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Briar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,829Briar
11,860Volibear
Briar generates a commanding 969 more gold per game than Volibear. This substantial economic advantage means Briar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Volibear should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.0Briar
1.0Volibear
Both Briar and Volibear provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,934Briar
1,801Volibear
Briar heals and mitigates 133 more damage per minute than Volibear, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Briar to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Volibear.

Best Briar Build Against Volibear

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Volibear are Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Volibear. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Volibear matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
51.2%
+2.3% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar51.2%
Volibear early game win rateVolibear48.8%
Late Game
Briar
57.5%
+15.0% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar57.5%
Volibear late game win rateVolibear42.5%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Briar has a meaningful 51.2% win rate, outperforming Volibear by 2.3 percentage points. Briar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Briar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 57.5% win rate — 15.0 points above Volibear. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Briar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Volibear players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Briar Runes Against Volibear

Domination rune tree - Briar primary runes vs VolibearDomination
Hail of Blades - best Briar rune vs VolibearSudden Impact - best Briar rune vs VolibearSixth Sense - best Briar rune vs VolibearTreasure Hunter - best Briar rune vs Volibear
Inspiration rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs VolibearInspiration
Cash Back - best Briar rune vs VolibearTriple Tonic - best Briar rune vs Volibear
53.8% WR

Running Domination primary with Inspiration secondary allows Briar to press their advantage against Volibear, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Briar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Briar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.40%3321.185214,31653.1%47.0%
55.21%3261.187613,79054.5%55.8%
52.88%2781.183513,02454.0%52.0%
51.71%2631.188213,99351.4%52.0%
53.52%2561.085414,31259.6%49.3%
57.14%2171.083513,52463.4%52.4%
55.29%2081.188013,86459.4%51.4%
45.15%2061.081112,76149.5%41.3%
54.70%1811.079813,97750.8%56.9%
53.21%1561.290113,18758.2%48.0%
51.61%1551.289515,25166.0%44.1%
48.23%1411.385813,60244.6%50.6%
53.62%1381.083813,83044.2%59.3%
52.34%1281.183113,41356.7%47.5%
48.33%1201.385813,11744.4%51.5%
47.06%1190.978712,85140.4%52.2%
48.28%1160.980713,58560.0%39.4%
60.00%1001.295915,36461.5%59.0%
46.94%981.084614,25740.0%50.8%
47.87%941.596713,90151.2%45.3%
51.61%931.086914,06052.6%50.9%
49.45%911.083212,97652.2%46.7%
60.00%901.191114,01953.9%64.7%
52.87%871.182813,92368.8%43.6%
55.29%851.084113,73142.9%67.4%
54.22%831.080012,82951.2%57.5%
51.25%801.182613,26848.6%53.3%
54.43%791.286514,78351.9%55.8%
51.95%771.087613,71051.4%52.5%
47.30%741.188013,61348.1%46.8%
52.17%691.288614,61956.0%50.0%
50.00%681.281913,75946.4%52.5%
62.50%641.194515,51473.7%57.8%
51.72%581.186913,57754.5%50.0%
62.50%561.289813,91757.1%67.9%
46.30%542.185212,28461.9%36.4%
44.90%491.585114,51143.8%45.5%
63.04%462.188513,53764.7%62.1%
47.50%402.396813,38055.0%40.0%
50.00%401.791713,67950.0%50.0%
48.72%390.979412,96952.9%45.5%
50.00%381.583713,80152.9%47.6%
56.76%371.689714,09542.9%65.2%
50.00%361.783214,12225.0%62.5%
40.00%352.21,06713,22233.3%43.5%
42.86%351.585512,87957.9%25.0%
62.86%353.593514,38462.5%63.2%
50.00%340.979213,12935.7%60.0%
60.61%331.181413,65764.7%56.3%
43.75%320.966211,13341.2%46.7%
55.17%291.884313,03955.6%54.5%
64.29%281.11,00814,99466.7%61.5%
50.00%281.675611,88456.3%41.7%
57.69%265.41,21114,23360.0%56.3%
54.17%245.798713,69755.6%53.3%
47.83%231.385614,92850.0%47.1%
69.57%235.099013,01766.7%72.7%
19.05%211.975011,94022.2%16.7%
47.62%211.686314,00162.5%38.5%
55.00%202.385312,82040.0%70.0%
60.00%203.91,06512,51260.0%60.0%
52.63%192.11,14813,76062.5%45.5%
29.41%171.380913,56914.3%40.0%
64.71%174.397814,02575.0%61.5%
50.00%161.476913,56337.5%62.5%
50.00%165.21,16413,73250.0%50.0%
56.25%162.175413,66742.9%66.7%
81.25%161.781714,188100.0%72.7%
50.00%141.472712,14157.1%42.9%
50.00%141.61,06815,53625.0%60.0%
71.43%146.01,07312,99871.4%71.4%
42.86%145.581812,90275.0%30.0%
46.15%131.283614,41020.0%62.5%
53.85%131.175913,62750.0%57.1%
61.54%133.476910,31175.0%40.0%
53.85%134.072212,12980.0%37.5%
66.67%125.61,31815,651100.0%50.0%
54.55%110.886812,73866.7%40.0%
45.45%112.572613,53033.3%60.0%
18.18%114.388111,05920.0%16.7%
72.73%114.397314,07250.0%85.7%
45.45%115.488212,31628.6%75.0%
60.00%103.794913,52650.0%75.0%
70.00%101.792414,26133.3%85.7%
80.00%100.868811,58875.0%100.0%
50.00%103.11,00214,09840.0%60.0%
70.00%103.074510,44180.0%60.0%
40.00%104.994214,0280.0%44.4%
70.00%104.91,09014,70280.0%60.0%
55.56%95.31,01815,56250.0%57.1%
37.50%84.083310,85450.0%25.0%
62.50%84.694413,47750.0%66.7%
87.50%84.095914,106100.0%83.3%
75.00%85.41,16016,16450.0%83.3%
50.00%84.590812,71166.7%40.0%
62.50%84.21,11515,189100.0%50.0%
50.00%85.49009,46442.9%100.0%
37.50%85.190611,39033.3%40.0%
37.50%83.51,02312,0350.0%50.0%
75.00%81.786210,62683.3%50.0%
25.00%83.288112,9140.0%40.0%
28.57%74.877611,75050.0%0.0%
57.14%73.381114,38850.0%60.0%
57.14%74.787512,6080.0%66.7%
85.71%72.61,00916,4960.0%85.7%
57.14%71.864513,08033.3%75.0%
28.57%71.680811,70533.3%25.0%
50.00%62.397014,77550.0%50.0%
66.67%66.01,20013,79066.7%66.7%
66.67%61.856710,94950.0%75.0%
50.00%65.284211,71133.3%66.7%
0.00%65.11,06012,7910.0%0.0%
66.67%65.597113,09066.7%66.7%
50.00%63.072911,7740.0%60.0%
66.67%65.08859,17566.7%0.0%
50.00%64.496012,74050.0%50.0%
50.00%64.86869,97925.0%100.0%
80.00%51.673812,04850.0%100.0%
60.00%54.51,12415,31050.0%66.7%
40.00%54.581412,70950.0%33.3%
20.00%55.45587,26325.0%0.0%

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Briar vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Volibear in League of Legends?

Briar wins the Briar vs Volibear matchup with a 54.2% win rate compared to Volibear's 45.8%, a 8.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 83 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Briar do against Volibear in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Volibear with a 51.2% win rate versus 48.8%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Briar do against Volibear in the late game?

In the late game, Briar takes over the Briar vs Volibear matchup with a 57.5% win rate compared to 42.5%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Briar vs Volibear matchup?

Briar wins the matchup against Volibear with a 54.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 8.4 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 83 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Volibear?

The best Briar build against Volibear includes Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Briar runes against Volibear?

The best Briar runes against Volibear use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 53.8% win rate in the Briar vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Briar counter Volibear?

Yes, Briar has a favorable matchup against Volibear with a 54.2% win rate. Briar strongly counters Volibear in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Briar against Volibear?

When playing Briar against Volibear, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.